Tag: tunneling
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Video | HS2 shares Bromford Tunnel shaft progress
HS2 is sharing a look inside its Bromford intermediate shaft in Birmingham. The 65m-deep ventilation shaft connects to the Bromford Tunnel, which is a 5.8km twin-bore tunnel connecting Water Orton in North Warwickshire to Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The video shows the engineering behind the structure, including the five internal levels that will house mechanical…
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HS2 tunnel reaches milestone following ‘serious challenges’
The realigned A361, which runs over one of the longest ‘cut-and-cover’ tunnels on the HS2 project, has been reopened. A short section of the road, which runs from Banbury to Daventry, was closed for 11 days to allow the carriageway to be safely realigned over the top of the first section of the tunnel. Set to…